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‘Indo-Pak rivalry losing charm’ An India-Pakistan hockey clash meant an emotional roller-coaster and adrenaline rush once upon a time. But former players feel the charm has faded with the dwindling standard of the game in ...

Vogels’s wish NEW DELHI: Playing the last international tournament of his illustrious career spanning over 14 years, Dutch hockey goalkeeper Guus Vogels wants to sign off with a World Cup win. Thirty-four year-old Vogels agreed ...

Strong protest by mediapersons Sports Reporter NEW DELHI: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) was red-faced on Wednesday following a strong protest by angry mediapersons who opposed the ban on them to cover the build-up to ...

Md. Muneer for WC Chennai: Muhammad Muneer, the international umpire from Tamil Nadu, has been appointed as Assistant Judge for the hockey World Cup to be held in New Delhi from February 28. He has ...

WC is a fantastic event: Ties Kruize S. Thyagarajan Chennai: Ties Kruize is a living legend of Dutch and world hockey. Six successive World Cups in a career marred by a horrific auto crash underline ...

FIH says no World Cup access to media till February 27 NEW DELHI: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Tuesday said media access to the training of the World Cup hockey teams will not be ...

Coca-Cola India and Reebok become World Cup sponsors NEW DELHI: Drinks brand Coca-Cola India and sports apparel company Reebok have signed up sponsorship deals with the Hero Honda FIH Hockey World Cup, to be held ...

Security hits tickets for India-Pakistan clash NEW DELHI: Tough security measures in place for the field hockey World Cup look set to prevent hundreds of fans from watching the opening day’s clash between arch-rivals India ...

Pak captain wants to beat India on birthday KARACHI: Pakistan captain Zeeshan Ashraf is relishing the idea that his team’s clash against old rivals India in their World Cup opener on Feb 28 will put ...

Indian hockey adamantly rooted in the past The dribble and the dodge continue to be a sub-continental joy. What isn’t is the way India has wrong-footed itself over the years by overdoing what was essentially ...